Clarence John Brown III, known as Clancy Brown, (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor and voice actor.
Brown began his acting career in the early 1980s with an appearance in The Dukes of Hazzard. He is mostly recognizable for his role as the protagonist's friend in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Kurgan in Highlander (1986), prison guard Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), a drill instructor in Starship Troopers (1997) and the preacher Meacham in Cowboys & Aliens (2011).
Having a deep and resonant voice, he also works as a voice actor for both animation and video games, including Mortal Kombat (1995), Gargoyles (1995–1996), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008; a show which featured heavy involvement from Dave Filoni and Giancarlo Volpe). He also voiced Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe's Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000), Justice League (2001–2004) and Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006).
Biography[]
Clancy Brown provided the voice of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Montross in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, the Nightbrother turned Sith Lord Savage Opress in The Clone Wars, and Imperial Governor turned Rebel Alliance member Ryder Azadi for Star Wars Rebels. He reprised the role of Azadi in live-action in the Star Wars: Ahsoka television series. He also portrayed the Devaronian Burg in the Disney+ live-action TV series Star Wars: The Mandalorian.
Works[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Series | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter | Montross | |
| 2011 | "Monster" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress Nightbrother #3 |
| "Witches of the Mist" | Savage Opress | ||
| 2012 | "Brothers" | ||
| "Revenge" | Savage Opress Human Bounty Hunter | ||
| "Revival" | Savage Opress | ||
| 2013 | "Eminence" | ||
| "Shades of Reason" | |||
| "The Lawless" | Savage Opress Mandalorian Super Commando | ||
| 2015 | "Legacy" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
| 2016 | "A Princess on Lothal" | Ryder Azadi Imperial Officer Stormtrooper #2 | |
| "An Inside Man" | Ryder Azadi Factory Worker Stormtrooper Commander | ||
| 2017 | "Zero Hour" | Ryder Azadi Rebel Pilot #2 | |
| "The Occupation" | Ryder Azadi | ||
| "Flight of the Defender" | |||
| "Kindred" | |||
| "Crawler Commandeers" | Ryder Azadi Proach | ||
| "Rebel Assault" | Ryder Azadi | ||
| 2018 | "DUME" | ||
| "A Fool's Hope" | |||
| "Family Reunion – and Farewell" | |||
| 2019 | "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" | Star Wars: The Mandalorian | Burg |
| 2022 | "Resolve" | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Eleventh Brother |
| 2023 | "Part One: Master and Apprentice" | Star Wars: Ahsoka | Governor Ryder Azadi |
Sources[]
The Star Wars Show: New Solo Poster, Actor Clancy Brown Talks Star Wars Rebels, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
15 Highlights from Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
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UPI Almanac for Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 on www.upi.com (January 5, 2019): "actor Clancy Brown in 1959 (age 60)" (backup link archived on January 5, 2019)
